noun · countable / uncountable · rare

monarchy

mon·ar·chy

monarchy · monarchies

монархія

монархия

Monarchie

A government in which sovereignty is embodied within a single, today usually…A government in which sovereignty is embodied within a single, today usually hereditary head of state (whether as a figurehead or as a powerful ruler).

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Meaning

4 senses

(countable, uncountable)A government in which sovereignty is embodied within a single, today usually hereditary head of state (whether as a figurehead or as a powerful ruler).
An absolute monarchy is a monarchy where the monarch is legally the ultimate authority in all temporal matters.
Monarchie
мона́рхияmonárxija
мона́рхіяmonárxija
(countable, uncountable)The territory ruled over by a monarch; a kingdom.
(countable, uncountable)A form of government where sovereignty is embodied by a single ruler in a state and his high aristocracy representing their separate divided lands within the state and their low aristocracy representing their separate divided fiefs.
(countable, uncountable)States based on a system of governance headed by a king or a queen.

More definitions

an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority

Examples

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What are the differences between monarchies and dictatorships?
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What's the difference between a dictatorship and a monarchy?
ruЧем диктатура отличается от монархии?
deWas ist der Unterschied zwischen einer Diktatur und einer Monarchie?
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What are some of the differences between dictatorships and monarchies?
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What are some of the differences between a dictatorship and a monarchy?
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He risked his life for the monarchy.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

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form of government with a hereditary head of state:

Русский

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form of government with a hereditary head of state:

Deutsch

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form of government with a hereditary head of state:

Origin

From Old French monarchie, from Late Latin monarchia, from Ancient Greek μοναρχία (monarkh

From Old French monarchie, from Late Latin monarchia, from Ancient Greek μοναρχία (monarkhía), from μόνος (mónos, “only”) + ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “power, authority”). By surface analysis, mon- (“one, single”) + -archy (“rule, command”).

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